GARDEN DESIGN
The Terrace © Harewood House Trust and Lee Beal
PRESTIGIOUS GARDEN DESIGN SCHOOL TO OPEN IN NORTH YORKSHIRE
A Yorkshire-based garden designer with a word-class portfolio , is launching a new school specifically to train designers for northern landscapes .
Alistair Baldwin , who launched his landscape and architectural design consultancy AWB Associates over 15 years ago in Richmond , North Yorkshire , says it ’ s time for a school which teaches budding new designers of the future how to work in the beautiful terrain of the north .
The Yorkshire School of Garden Design opens its doors in August with a range of short courses throughout the year - designed for garden design enthusiasts and those wanting to learn more about all aspects of the art , from landscaping to planting . Its flagship professional Diploma in Garden Design delivered over an academic year , begins in September .
The school will be based at Harewood House near Leeds - one of the UK ’ s Treasure Houses , which has over 100 acres of parkland designed by eminent 18th century landscape architect Sir Lancelot Capability Brown and also showcases inspirational gardens including the Himalayan Garden , the walled garden and an Italianate style terrace .
“ The Yorkshire School of Garden Design was born out of my passion for this great art , combined with a deep-seated belief that the north of England is crying out for such a school ,” said its founder Alistair Baldwin .
“ For too long the budding designers of the north have had little local choice when looking for a learning experience to broaden their skills and launch them into the profession .
“ More often than not , students have had to make the journey to London to find the right course and I thought that needed to change .
“ I have lived and worked in North Yorkshire for over three decades and have developed an acute understanding of how the terrain , geology , even climate and the way of working is very different in this part of the UK .
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